Longtime Baraboo Resident Harris Passes At 75
Harris Henry Harris born February 29 1844 in St Lawrence Co New York died June 10 1919 aged 75 years 3 months 12 days. He served in the 60th New York Infantry from youth through 1865 including Savannah Ga wound and later settled in Baraboo where he and Julia Vaningen raised seven children. He was known for quiet dignity and Christian faith and his funeral featured Elks service and Ringling Brothers connections with extensive floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harris
St. Lawrence Co. N. Y
Co. D 60Th Regiment of Infantry
N. Y
Alexandria Va
Savannah
Baraboo
Julia J. Vaningen
Emmett
Portland
Ore
J. H. Harris
Earth
Henke
Chas. H. Siver
E. W. Harris
R. C. Harris
J. P. Smith
Forrest Lurton
Paul Harris
Celebration at Naperville honors Richardson birthday and homecoming
Twenty one Wisconsin friends gathered on the A. W. Squires lawn in Naperville Illinois on June 10 to celebrate E R Richardson’s 82nd birthday and welcome Sergeant Willard Richardson home from overseas with the 32d division. Attending were Rev Goman, Mrs C Goman and sister Mrs Alice Makay. A new baby girl joined the Richards ons with ten pounds born to Ray Richardson and wife in Mauston. Amos Squires returns from Aurora hospital after cancer removal and tobacco caution given by doctors. John Schneller, former Prairie du Lac native, visited over the weekend.
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E. R. Richardson
Wisconsin
A. W. Squires
Naperville
Ill
Mr. Richardson
Willard Richardson
Ray Richardson
Mauston
Grandma Squires
John Schneller
Prairie du Lac
Indiana
Amos Squires
Aurora Hospital
Squires
Baraboo
Gazette
W. R. Goodwin
Goodwin
Lightning Strikes Greenfield Barn Twice in Four Years
R C Weiland of Greenfield reports a lightning strike on his barn in Barabos on Saturday, nearly four years to the day from a previous hit. The bolt damaged rafters and timbers as it spread through the structure.
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R. C. Weiland
Greenfield
Barabos
Prize Awarded in Calumet Baking Powder Contest
Harland Hill of Baraboo Wisconsin won the Calumet Baking Powder contest prize for the best answer why mother uses Calumet. His submission praised price and quality and stated Calumet makes things good to eat. Contest closed June 16 1919.
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Calumet Baking Powder Company
Harland Hill
Route 4
Baraboo
Wis
Memorials After the War Erected in Wisconsin
Attorney F R Bentley reports a letter from George Wits of Manitowoc county seeking how Sauk county should commemorate World War I in a permanent form. Baraboo plans a memorial bridge over the Baraboo river linking Oak and Vine streets funded by the $40 000 bequest of the late W W Warner. the project would attach to the Warner road toward Devils Lake State Park and mark a scenic link for the lake drive.
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F. R. Bentley
George Wits
Liberty Loan Organization
Manitowoc
Sauk County
Vitz
Baraboo
Oak and
Vine Streets
H. E. French
Devils Lake State Park
W. W. Warner
Madison
Chicago models of French battle scenes shown in Liberty Loan builds
Three plaster models five by three and a half feet, depicting French battlefield scenes, were received by Sauk County Historical Society via Edward W. Neu and O D Brander from Chicago. The works, first US representations of the war in plaster, were created for the Liberty Loan drives and exhibited in Chicago store windows during fund campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.E. Cole
Sauk County Historical Society
Sze
France
Edward W. Neu
Chicago
O. D. Branderng
Plaster of Paris
Mr. Neu
Madison
Birds and Animals Have Superior Eyes to Humans
A hawk can spot a lark on earth at twenty times the distance visible to a man or dog. A kite unseen by people can still detect and strike at ground prey, while vultures and eagles can spy their targets from an incredible distance.
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Earth
A Fleet of Joyful Rides and a Silent Car Woe
A light verse on keeping a car running smoothly with magneto ignition and dependable batteries. The poem contrasts happy cruising with the frustration of stalls and being stranded at night, ending with reassurance that reliable ignition brings worry-free motoring.
Cowles Picnic and Reunion Held at Clinton Home
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Cowles hosted the annual Cowles family picnic with 35 in attendance. Ideal weather accompanied a noon meal in a grove near the home, followed by social time, music from an Edison loaned by Melzl & McGann, and cooling ice cream. Mrs. Lewis Cowles, the oldest present, has not missed a reunion.
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Clinton Cowles
Cowles
Lewis Cowles
Edison
Melzl & McGann
Death of Infant James Riley Stone in Reedsburg
James Riley Stone died Monday evening at 6 o'clock at his parents home in Reedsburg. Born July 6, 1917, he fell ill with diabetes in April and, after treatment in Milwaukee, died at home after being brought back. He left a baby brother Richard William born December 14, 1918, and burial was in Reedsburg.
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Luella Johnson
Glen Johnson
Greenfield
E. O. Coontz
Charles Rooney
Rev. Coontz
Otto and
Jorville Kramer
Baraboo
Alex Harrison
Robert Harington
Charles Brandt
Adams
William Scott
Robert Charnley
Cl'nt Dunnam
Kilbourn
Howard Frye
Olive
Belvidere
Ill
James Riley Stone
Riley Stone
Reedsburg
Milwaukee
Richard William
Little pigs bring high prices at Watertown cattle fair
Pigs attract strong demand at Watertown fair with top prices for three month and six week pigs. Em'l Kreuziger sold three month pigs for 22 dollars each while Julius Ohrmundt Neosho sold ten six weeks shoats for 120 dollars. Brisk buying continued for fifty horses offered. calves were scarce and fetched high prices.
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Watertown
Em‘l Kreuziger
Julius Ohrmundt Neosho
Walter R Wineck Killed by Locomotive in France
Walter R Wineck of Stevens Point died in France on May 17 after being struck by a French locomotive while guarding trains. He was buried with military honors in France.
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Chateau-Thierry
Walter R. Wineck
Stevens Point
France
Women See Mouse and Fearless Public Display on Chestnut Street
Women watched a toy balloon tethered to a mouse on Chestnut Street in front of the federal building. The scene drew a crowd of diverse passers by including business and young women as they studied the unusual sight without panic or dramatic climbs.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Federal Building
The Merchant Prince who Advertised Aledo Style
An old businessman in Aledo Illinois built a thriving store by bold advertising. He started with a small stock and ad budget, expanded to a larger shop, and kept ads flowing, earning loyal customers and the nickname merchant prince. The piece praises advertising as the path to success.
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Merchant Prince
Geeser
Aledo
Portage Council Adjourned Session Licenses Refused
Twenty liquor license applications for Portage were filed at an adjourned city council meeting led by Mayor Peck. Two licenses, Sam Wheeler on Oneida Street and Fred Koroch on Cook Street, will be closed. The license committee will act on applications and bonds, reporting before July 1 amid unsettled wartime prohibition questions for dealers.
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Portage
Peck
Baraboo
Sam Wheeler
Oneida Street
Fred Koroch
Cook Street Place
Noted Violinist in Madison Next Fall
Eminent violinist Mischa Elman will appear at the gymnasium October 20 as the first event in a University School of Music series of great musical events in Madison.
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Madison
Mischa Elman
Gymnasium
University School of Music
Manitowoc man hangs self after Paris Green drink
Max Ziarnik aged 30 of Manitowoc drank Paris Green and hanged himself in his barn. Concern for his wife's health is believed to have driven the act.
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Max Ziarnik
Ice shortage feared in La Crosse amid mild winter
La Crosse residents fear an ice famine if heat persists. Dealers warn customers to conserve ice as supply remains low due to an extremely mild winter.
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LA Crosse
James Martin of Portage Traces Caledonia and Fairfield Trip
Portage resident James Martin and his daughter Mrs. August Genrich returned from an auto trip through Baraboo, Caledonia, and Fairfield. He noted crops look strong but worry about rains hindering heading, and only two pioneer landmarks found near the Butterfield bridge. Farmers are building modern homes on up-to-date farms.
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James Martin
August Genrich
Portage
Baraboo
Baraboo Bluffs
Fairfield
Caledonia
Martin
Portage Register-Democrat
Tucker and Jackson
Butterfield Bridge
Elihu Root Visited an Aunt Near Baraboo in Early Days
The article recalls Elihu Root, then a young politician and adviser to brewers, visiting an aunt near Baraboo several times. Former Assemblyman Charles Hirschinger remembers the visits and writes Root confirming the memory. It notes Root’s later court case opposing a government appeal over the war prohibition act.
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Elihu Root
Baraboo
Charles Hirschinger
Mr. Root
Yorker
Baraboo Hills
Hirschinger
United States
Root
United States Court of Appeals
New York
Collector of Internal Revenue
Beem Root
Congress
Future Flight Speeds Hint at New York to Paris in One Night
A history of rapid travel shows Alcock crossing to Ireland at two miles per minute, trains covering 974 miles in eighteen hours, and ships like the Mauretania sailing 3540 miles in under five days. It predicts leaving New York at 9 p.m. and breakfast in Paris within five years, illustrating accelerating cross Atlantic options.
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Atlantic
New York
Paris
Alcock
Ireland
Chicago
Mauretania
Liverpool
Columbus
Palos
Spain
San Salvador
DePalma
Daytona Beach
Madison’s First Permanent Settlers Simeon Mills and A A Bird
In June 1837 Madison welcomed its first permanent settlers Simeon Mills and A A Bird. Mills arrived overland from Chicago to take postmaster duties and open a combined post office and general store. Bird came from Milwaukee with a party including Darwin Clark and others to assist in capitol construction. The piece notes Mills later owned property on Monona avenue and Lake Monona shore, later used by the YWCA and State Historical Society as a girls club house.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Simeon Mills
Chicago
A. A. Bird
Capitol Building
Milwaukee
Darwin Clark
Charles Bird
David Hyer
John Pierce
John Catlin
Mills
Pioneer
Catlin
William Seymour
Monona Avenue
West Wilson Street
Young Women’s Christian Association
The
State Historical Society
Main Street
Bank of Wisconsin
Postal Telegraph Company
Lake Monona
Elmside
Mills Woods
Madison Democrat
R. H. Crossman
Baraboo
Old Spring Green Settler Highlights Sauk County Scenery
A Spring Green News piece by B. Prouty recalls region pride and local history. Sauk County leads Wisconsin in scenery with earth monument on Hoxie Slough and a mound cross, plus notes on notable residents, the first railroad engine driver buried near Sandusky, and regional achievements.
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Old Spring Green
Sauk County
Sauk
Hoxie’s Slough
United States
Sandusky
Wisconsin
Dr. Christman
Spring Green
B. Prouty
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